Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-06
Daily gsgrsss a,aa 9akotaiaa
SpRlNGER'S PLAN.

SpRlNGER'S PLAN.
He Would Divide Dakota
on the Missouri River.
Death Of Ex-Vioe President Wheeler
Trouble Between the Grand
Army and the President.
Springer Taiks a Little.
Washington, June A-The worn but
always Interesting question of the adj
mission Of Dakota seems likely to get
early consideration in the next congress,
and to meet with less opposition than
it experienced in the last. MIR. Springer,
Of Illinois, who was fairly virulent in
his opposition to both admission and
division. ssid q few days before his de-
parture for Illinois, that he should not
oppose the admission Of the territory if
1t came in the proper way. He said
further:
I have never been opposed to the adj
mission of Dakota aB q stRte, having al
ways been satisfied that Bhe had the
requisite population and that her finan-
DIAL and business conditions were BATHS
factory. Tho outcry that has been
made against me has drowned the de.
fractions which / made in the question
as 1t appeared before congress-, and /
have been charged with opposing Dako.
ta's interests in o blind and bigoted
fashion. What / really opposed was
the division of the state, and not It's adj
mission. The matter of a division on
the forty-sixth parallel, Tor the
seventh standard parallel, or any other
line Of that kind is ~nonsensical and
purely without logic, end tho whole
thing was based upon a jealous feeling
existlng between north and south Da-
kots. 1t had no relation to the question
OF admission whatever. II war cemented
to it and always thrust forward with 1t
in a way that would not allow ever the
friends.of the state q division of that
question. II this territory is. as has been
repeatedly stated by south Dakotaians.
too large for q single state. my plan is
10 divide the territory by the Missouri
river into two parts, or on some other
north aud south line. This would throw
the unpopulated counties and the great
Sioux reservation together and leave
the we'll settled parts OF the territory to
become one state. When Dakota asks
Tor admission in this way she will not
be refused it. She will really have the
first consideration at the next congress.
Az far as political questions are con-
cerned, / ann not inclined to think they
had any particular weight with our
party in refusing this request of Dakota.
The way in which she came for ward and
demanded not only admission
but the setting off for this proposed
state OF the best part OF the territory
and leaving the northern portion ont,
without consulting with this section 10
any way whatever, did not recommend IL
self TO us as the best way Of doing things
1t raised a~ntagonisms to begin with,
n when We began to consider this
question and refused to make this diyis.
ion, and to acknowledge the pseudo
state already established and at once
admit it before any authorized action OF
she people, with its two senators and
two members, into this last congress.
concluded that it was o little too much,
and, OF course, were Immediately chRrg-
ed with p~nrtisanism. I think you MAJ
safely say that Dakota will have state
hood granted her az ths first session Of
the fftieth congress.
Whether MI. Springer's views upon
this question are based somewhat upon
the reduced majority in the next con.
gress or upon a feeling Of generosity for
the iong-suffering territory, one thing il
certain--that the next congress will be
prepared to c0ncede Dakota almost
everything that she wants without re-
gard to the views Of the distinguished
democrat from Illinois. There is !
feeling that Dakota has been. treated
badly. and that the democrats will MOI
be able To make this enough OF q parti-
san question to hold the small majority
down to q refusal to consider her appeal
for admission.
Death of Ex-Vics President Wheeler.
Watertown, N. Y.,June 4--Hon. vii
liam A. Wheeler died at his home il
Malone at 1910 this morning. III
remained in q comstoss state during th.
night and passed peacefully away with
ont q sign Of recognition Of thoBe aboul
him. The approach OF death was 81
gradual that ii causes no public shoci
Y here ct his home, though therei
universal sorrow among the people
Flags are OF half mast and amblems o
mourning are displayed. The fnnera
Will be held at ! p. M, on Tuesday, Jun,
at the Congregational church with
sermon by the pastor to whom Mi
Wheeler has been almost a second lathe
President Cleveland has been apprise,
Of Mi. Wheeler's death and time O
funeral. The following telegram wa
resolved to-day:
Fremont, O., juno Mrs. Hayes an
have he6fd with the deepest sorrow q
the death Of Dur friend Mr. Wheeler.
will attend the funeral with my son.
r. B. HAYES.
The Presidents and tho Grand Arm,
Washington, June 4-Arow has arisel
IN st. Louis over the presidents propos
cd visit, and disagreement exists amoEj
the Grand Army men as to the reception
to be accorded him. This han raise,
talk here of probable refusal on th
part OF the president TO go after all, BIZ
tits difficult to find authority for th
statement The incident, however